Go download December by Norah Jones for free on iTunes. It's a really nice song.
Lyrics
December come to me
I hope I can see
You not just in dreams
I will let you be
Why can't you believe
How much you really mean
December won't you come
Back with snow even sun
Don't say that it's done
I will carry you home
Take you from the loneliest
Place you have known
I will carry you home
Take me from the loneliest
Place I have known
I love this guy. I don't know why I haven't been listening to him since day 1, but I'm happy to be joining his career as a fan on day... 689? I don't know.
He has released two EPs and his debut album comes out on February 16, 2010.
Lyrics Yea I’ve come to know the wish list of my father
I’ve come to know the shipwrecks where he wished
I’ve come to wish aloud among the over dressed crowd
Come to witness now the sinking of the ship
Throwing pennies from the sea top next to it
And I’ve come to roam the forest past the village
With a dozen lazy horses in my cart
I’ve come here to get high,
To do more than just get by.
I’ve come to test the timber of my heart
Oh, I’ve come to test the timber of my heart
And I’ve come to be untroubled in my seeking
And I’ve come to see that nothing is for naught
I’ve come to reach out blind
to reach forward and behind
For the more I seek the more I’m sought
Yea, the more I seek the more I’m sought.
And I’ve come to meet the sheriff and his posse
To offer him the broadside of my jaw
I’ve come here to get broke
Then maybe bum a smoke
We’ll go drinking two towns over after all
Oh, we’ll go drinking two towns over after all.
And I’ve come to meet the legendary takers
I’ve only come to ask them for a lot
Oh they say I come with less
than I should rightfully posses
I say the more I buy the more I’m bought
And the more I’m bought the less I cost
And I’ve come to take their servants and their surplus
And I’ve come to take their raincoats and their speed
I’ve come to get my fill
To ransack and spill
I’ve come to take the harvest for the seed
I’ve come to take the harvest for the seed
And I’ve come to know the manger that you sleep in
I’ve come to be the stranger that you keep
I’ve come from down the road
And my footsteps never slowed
Before we met, I knew we’d meet
Before we met, I knew we’d meet
And I’ve come here to ignore your cries and heartaches
I’ve come to closely listen to you sing
I’ve come here to insist
That I leave here with a kiss
I‘ve come to say exactly what I mean
and I mean so many things.
And you’ve come to know me stubborn as a butcher
and you’ve come to know me thankless as a guest
will you recognize my face when gods awful grace
strips me of my jacket and my vest
and reveals all the treasure in my chest
I love this song. Daniel Johnston has poignant simplicity down to an art. Ben Gibbard's voice can turn anything into a delicacy. Voila!
Enjoy it.
(If you don't know about Daniel Johnston, watch the 2006 Documentary, The Devil and Daniel Johnston. He's tragically bipolar but his music has attracted attention from music professionals since the 70s. It's kind of important to put his music into context.)
Having dreams about you
I want to scream about you
I’m having dreams about you
I want to scream about you
Everything you’ve done
You were the girl who seemed to own the world
Everything was about you
I took a chance to call you my own
I didn’t know a thing about you
I though you could love
What a fool I was
It was going on
I was just singing my songs
There was something mad about you
I took it wrong
You liked my song
Why couldn’t I have you
A crazy dream you done me wrong
You left me long
I couldn’t stand a chance with out you
You said that love was dead and in my head
I just couldn’t believe it
And on the phone you said
You never knew me at all (2x)
I thought there was love
What a fool I was
And everything was in hyper-jinx
Just like an old time movie
You don’t understand
Can’t comprehend
I guess it doesn’t really matter
And every dream a nightmare
And nothing really matters
I was at CVS last week and heard this song on the speakers. It made me so nostalgic. It's really a great song. I love Bruce Hornsby, too. This is like 90s gold. (I am sorry I have not posted a song in a while... Finals week blew.)
Instead of a song today, I am sharing a fun little compilation. The folks at Vanguard Records know what we really want: free new music! The album isn't all holiday music but there's a pretty good track called "The Holidays Are Here (we're still at war)" by Brett Dennen. Kind of reminds you of John Lennon's Happy Christmas (war is over). Speaking of which, Yoko Ono has a little christmas campaign she wants everyone to be a part of. Print out a poster/postcard of this photo and spread the news that War is Over (if you want it.)
My friend has been excitedly sharing this song for the past 2 days and it is most definitely worth the fuss. Greg Laswell's voice is so smooth and beautiful, you could listen to him for hours - and I have. The song is a Kate Bush cover, so you could probably check out her version too... but I'm partial to this one.
Lyrics Pray God You can cope I stand outside this woman's work This woman's world Ooh It's hard on the man Now his part is over Now starts the craft of the father
I know you have a little life in you yet I know you have a lot of strength left I know you have a little life in you yet I know you have a lot of strength left
I should be crying but I just can't let it show I should be hoping but I can't stop thinking Of all the things I should've said that I never said All the things we should've done that we never did All the things I should've given but I didn't
Oh My darling make it go Make it go away
Give me these moments back Give them back to me Give me that little kiss Give me your hand
I know you have a little life in you yet I know you have a lot of strength left I know you have a little life in you yet I know you have a lot of strength left
I should be crying but I just can't let it show I should be hoping but I can't stop thinking Ooh Of all the things we should've said that were never said All the things we should've done that we never did All the things that you needed from me All the things that you wanted for me All the things that I should've given but I didn't
”Fences mastermind Chris Mansfield looks like he could be a roadie for New Jersey hardcore band Thursday, but don't be fooled. It's his acoustic guitar and quiet stories of emotional torment that shine…” -Spin Magazine
I found out about Fences (Christopher Mansfield's project name) from Tegan and Sara. Sara Quin produced his LP, set to release in 2010. He has an E.P. out now called The Ultimate Puke. (cute.) You can listen to the EP on his Myspace and buy it at indiemerchstore.
Watch the music video they filmed for Give Seattle, a charity benefitting Arts Corps. A bunch of Seattle based musicians recorded tracks that Give Seattle is releasing for a donation of $7. Check out the website for more information.
This song is from Black Rebel Motorcycle Club's 2005 release, Howl. It's a simple enough concept. Sometimes you're stuck in love and can't get out. End of story.
There is something so moving about Debussy's work. Clair de Lune is such a famous piece but I still melt every time I hear it. Jean-Yves Thibaudet is also a phenomenal pianist, and a wonderful man, too. You may recognize his name from the Pride & Prejudice soundtrack- he performed the music. (one of my favorite soundtracks of all time.) He teams up with composer Dario Marianelli regularly. Anyways, press play, sit back and envelop yourself in tranquility.
The Road to Gavle, Tina Dico's newest release (it came out on November 30th) is actually a soundtrack for a Danish film called "Oldboys." I haven't really given it a good listen through, but this song stood out to me when clicking through the 30 second clips on iTunes. Very simple song structure, but there's something beautiful in its simplicity. It's just an honest song about honest feelings. Who can't relate?
